Re: Timing Belt Cover - do I need to replace it?

Tegger wrote:
> Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Both of my timing belt covers on my '82 & '83 Civics have "holes" where

>> the pulleys have worn sections.  Plastic covers simply distort in high 
>> engine compartment temperatures.
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> People also sometimes install belts too loosely.
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exactly - properly adjusted belts [of the right quality that track 
straight] do not wear holes in the covers.